Paydayloans247 Hot 100 2014: Katherine Le

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We asked you to nominate mortgage professionals 35 and younger who're already doing great things, and your suggestions came flooding in. Meet the young stars who are making waves in the mortgage industry.

NAME: Katherine Le

HOT 100: As a child, Katherine Le was captured with her family as they tried to escape the Communist regime in Vietnam. Eventually relocating to Southern California, Le earned a bachelor’s degree in business management. When she took the reins at Stearns Lending, the company had an employee base of 30. Under her leadership, the company has grown to 1,500 employees, with licensing in 49 states and the District of Columbia, and become one of the largest independent mortgage lenders in California. Le was recently recognized by the Orange County Business Journal as one of the county’s most prominent female executives.